The kaomise drama "Ôakinai Hiru-ga-Kojima", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1784 at the Nakamuraza:

Onoe Monzaburô I (1st from left), Nakamura Kanzaburô IX (bottom/2nd from left), Sawamura Nakagorô (top/2nd from right) and Ôtani Hiroemon III (1st from right) playing the roles of Yawata Saburô Yukiuji, Kudô Kaneishimaru, Ebina Genpachi Suekado and Itô Sukechika in the kaomise drama "Ôakinai Hiru-ga-Kojima", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1784 at the Nakamuraza

Sanjô Kantarô IV (left) and Sanogawa Ichimatsu III (right) playing the roles of Sukenobu's younger sister Naginoha and Ema Koshirô in the kaomise drama "Ôakinai Hiru-ga-Kojima", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1784 at the Nakamuraza

Nakamura Rikô I (top/center), Sawamura Sôjûrô III (bottom/left) and Ichikawa Danjûrô V (bottom/right) playing the roles of the shirabyôshi Kazaori, Kawazu Saburô Sukeyasu and Matano Gorô in the kaomise drama "Ôakinai Hiru-ga-Kojima", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1784 at the Nakamuraza

Matsumoto Daishichi (top/left), Nakamura Katsugorô (center/left), Onoe Monzaburô I (bottom/left) and Sanogawa Ichimatsu III (center/right) playing the roles of Nagao Shinroku, Umezawa Sachûta, Chôroku and Suketsune's okugata Tamagoto in the kaomise drama "Ôakinai Hiru-ga-Kojima", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1784 at the Nakamuraza

Ichikawa Yaozô III (bottom/left in left image), Nakamura Sukegorô II (top/left in left image) and Mimasu Tokujirô I (center/right image) playing the roles of Sanada no Yoichi, Matano Gorô's younger sister Tagasode and Karasumaru Okyô in the kaomise drama "Ôakinai Hiru-ga-Kojima", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1784 at the Nakamuraza

Ichikawa Yaozô III (bottom/left) and Nakamura Sukegorô II (top/left) playing the roles of Sanada no Yoichi and Matano Gorô's younger sister Tagasode in the kaomise drama "Ôakinai Hiru-ga-Kojima", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1784 at the Nakamuraza

Mimasu Tokujirô I (center) playing the role of Karasumaru Okyô in the kaomise drama "Ôakinai Hiru-ga-Kojima", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1784 at the Nakamuraza

Ichikawa Danjûrô V (bottom/left), Mimasu Tokujirô I (bottom/right) and Onoe Monzaburô I (top/right) playing the roles of Soga Tarô Sukenobu, Mankô Gozen and Chôroku in the kaomise drama "Ôakinai Hiru-ga-Kojima", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1784 at the Nakamuraza

Matsumoto Daishichi (top/left), Ichikawa Yaozô III (center) and Ôtani Hiroemon III (bottom/right) playing the roles of Nagao Shinroku, Sanada no Yoichi and Nagao Shingo in the kaomise drama "Ôakinai Hiru-ga-Kojima", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1784 at the Nakamuraza

Ichikawa Koinosuke (left in left image), Ichikawa Yaozô III (center in left image), Ichikawa Ebizô IV (right in left image), Mimasu Tokujirô I (bottom left in right image, the crying woman), Sawamura Sôjûrô III (2nd from left in right image), Ichikawa Danjûrô V (center in right image) and Ôtani Hiroemon III (right in right image) playing the roles of Kawazu Ichimanmaru, Oniô Shôji, Kawazu Hakoômaru, Mankô Gozen, Kawazu Saburô Sukeyasu, Soga Tarô Sukenobu and Itô Sukechika in the kaomise drama "Ôakinai Hiru-ga-Kojima", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1784 at the Nakamuraza

Ichikawa Koinosuke (left), Ichikawa Yaozô III (center) and Ichikawa Ebizô IV (right) playing the roles of Kawazu Ichimanmaru, Oniô Shôji and Kawazu Hakoômaru in the kaomise drama "Ôakinai Hiru-ga-Kojima", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1784 at the Nakamuraza

Mimasu Tokujirô I (bottom left, the crying woman), Sawamura Sôjûrô III (2nd from left), Ichikawa Danjûrô V (center) and Ôtani Hiroemon III (right) playing the roles of Mankô Gozen, Kawazu Saburô Sukeyasu, Soga Tarô Sukenobu and Itô Sukechika in the kaomise drama "Ôakinai Hiru-ga-Kojima", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1784 at the Nakamuraza

Nakamura Otoza (left in left image), Sanogawa Ichimatsu III (center in left image), Ichikawa Danjûrô V (right in left image), Ichikawa Sôzaburô III (left in right image), Ôtani Hiroemon III (center in right image) and Matsumoto Tetsugorô (right in right image) playing the roles of Owari Saburô Tokikane, Ema Koshirô, Soga Tarô Sukenobu, Ebina Gonnojô, Itô Sukechika and Takiguchi Saburô Tsunetoshi in the kaomise drama "Ôakinai Hiru-ga-Kojima", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1784 at the Nakamuraza

Nakamura Otoza (left), Sanogawa Ichimatsu III (center) and Ichikawa Danjûrô V (right), playing the roles of Owari Saburô Tokikane, Ema Koshirô and Soga Tarô Sukenobu in the kaomise drama "Ôakinai Hiru-ga-Kojima", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1784 at the Nakamuraza

Ichikawa Sôzaburô III (left), Ôtani Hiroemon III (center) and Matsumoto Tetsugorô (right) playing the roles of Ebina Gonnojô, Itô Sukechika and Takiguchi Saburô Tsunetoshi in the kaomise drama "Ôakinai Hiru-ga-Kojima", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1784 at the Nakamuraza

Yamashita Mangiku I (left in left image), Ôtani Hirohachi II (center in left image), Mimasu Tokujirô I (right in left image), Sawamura Sôjûrô III (left in right image)and Iwai ??? ^[1] (right in right image) playing the roles of Omasu (in reality Masako-no-Mae), the servant Rokusuke, Kôzaemon's nyôbô Ofuji (in reality Princess Tatsu), Masaki Kôzaemon (in reality Minamoto Yoritomo) and ??? in the kaomise drama "Ôakinai Hiru-ga-Kojima", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1784 at the Nakamuraza

Yamashita Mangiku I (left in left image), Ôtani Hirohachi II (center in left image) and Mimasu Tokujirô I (right in left image) playing the roles of Omasu (in reality Masako-no-Mae), the servant Rokusuke and Kôzaemon's nyôbô Ofuji (in reality Princess Tatsu) in the kaomise drama "Ôakinai Hiru-ga-Kojima", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1784 at the Nakamuraza

Sawamura Sôjûrô III (left in right image)and Iwai ??? ^[1] (right in right image) playing the roles of Masaki Kôzaemon (in reality Minamoto Yoritomo) and ??? in the kaomise drama "Ôakinai Hiru-ga-Kojima", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1784 at the Nakamuraza

Yamashita Mangiku I (left in left image), Nakamura Rikô I (right in left image), Sawamura Sôjûrô III (left in right image)and Ichikawa Danjûrô V (right in right image) playing the roles of Omasu (in reality Masako-no-Mae), Kamata's daughter Kiyotaki, Masaki Kôzaemon (in reality Minamoto Yoritomo) and Jigokudani no Seiemon (in reality Mongaku) in the kaomise drama "Ôakinai Hiru-ga-Kojima", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1784 at the Nakamuraza

Yamashita Mangiku I (left in left image) and Nakamura Rikô I (right in left image) playing the roles of Omasu (in reality Masako-no-Mae) and Kamata's daughter Kiyotaki in the kaomise drama "Ôakinai Hiru-ga-Kojima", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1784 at the Nakamuraza

Sawamura Sôjûrô III (left in right image)and Ichikawa Danjûrô V (right in right image) playing the roles of Masaki Kôzaemon (in reality Minamoto Yoritomo) and Jigokudani no Seiemon (in reality Mongaku) in the kaomise drama "Ôakinai Hiru-ga-Kojima", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1784 at the Nakamuraza

The Actor Nakamura Rikô I as Kiyotaki in the play Ôakinai Hiru-ga-Kojima, performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1784
Artist: Katsukawa Shunkô
Date: c. 1784
The Art Institute of Chicago (print in the public domain)

The Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô V as the Monk Mongaku disguised as Seizaemon Bôzu in the play Ôakinai Hiru-ga-Kojima, performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1784
Artist: Katsukawa Shunshô
Date: c. 1784
The Art Institute of Chicago (print in the public domain)

[1] A minor actor belonging to the Iwai clan: Iwai Karumo, Iwai Kunimatsu, Iwai Toyozô, Iwai Shigematsu or Iwai Chômatsu? Our assumption: most likely Iwai Toyozô but no way to prove it.